Overview

Professional coaching builds capacity by building relationships, identifying strengths and supporting changes. Coaching focuses on using intentional questions and listening strategies to promote growth in individuals, classrooms, buildings, and districts.

There's a difference between coaching and mentoring, but many of the skills are the same. This guide offers structures, strategies and tools for developing expertise in teaching. Tips for maximizing time and attention, an extensive resource section, and black line masters to support developmental interactions make this book a good reference for mentors.

Committed listening requires both intentional practices and avoiding unproductive patterns. The definitions and components of four unproductive strategies. (See below for video examples of four frequently used, but unproductive patterns of listening.)

A speech pathologist discusses the impact of consulting and coaching. Knowing the differences will help you make the choice for selecting the most appropriate strategy for interactions with colleagues.

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Review presentations, download forms, and consider current blogs that relate to coaching; "The Instructional Coaching Group is committed to one goal: That every student receives excellent instruction, every day, in every class."